Attributed to Mary Beale

(British, 1632?1697)Portrait of King Charles II, after the portrait by Sir Peter Lely (NPG 153), with a feigned architectural spandrel, unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; carved and gilt wood frame, 33-3/8 x 28-3/8 in.Note: Mary Beale was a friend of Sir Peter Lely and was allowed rare access to his studio while he painted. She was also allowed to copy his paintings.˜Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
Condition Report: ÿlined, restretched on new stretcher, original canvas appears commensurate with the 17th century, craquelure, some areas of retouch obscured by varnish; frame with losses